Will Registry

Public Trustee maintains a confidential Wills Registry which acts as a central information centre for all Wills that are drawn up, of which notice has been given to the Public Trustee.

Benefits of the Wills Registry

In the administration of a deceased’s estate, the administrator or executor (the person appointed to handle the estate of deceased) has to first ascertain whether the deceased left behind a Will. Often, the next-of-kin or beneficiaries may also believe that the deceased may have done so but do not have a copy of the Will or information as to which solicitor/Will writer drew up the Will.

The information available from the Wills Registry will be useful to the following persons:

The person who made the Will (also known as the testator) and/or his/her solicitor/Will writer if the testator wishes to make a subsequent Will;

The next-of-kin or beneficiaries of a deceased testator and/or the solicitors acting for the estate of the deceased testator to assist them in the administration of the deceased testator’s estate; or

The next-of-kin or beneficiaries of a deceased and/or their solicitors in determining whether the deceased left behind a Will governing the distribution of his/her estate.

Information provided by the Wills Registry

The following information is available from the Wills Registry to an approved applicant:

1. Particulars of the Testator;;

2. Date of Will and Codicil (ie. a supplement modifying a Will);;

3. Particulars of the Solicitor/Will writer who drew up the Will;;;

4. Particulars of the Custodian of the Will; and;

5. Particulars of the Informant.;

Note

It is important to note that the Wills Registry doesn’t keep a copy of your Will and therefore the safe keeping of the physical Will is still important.

Will Registry allows you to Search for existing Will Record and Deposit of New Will Record.

It will now cost S$50 to lodge one’s Will information with the Will Registry and it will have to be done online.